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Bacterial infections less common among infants with SARS-CoV-2
A study of more than 14,000 febrile infants found that UTIs, bacteremia and bacterial meningitis were less common among those who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 than those who did not, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Q&A: What impact did ID experts have on the COVID-19 pandemic?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease experts made contributions to help control the outbreak and improve public understanding of the new disease.
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What happens after COVID-19 emergencies end?
The public health and national emergencies declared by the United States in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic expire at the end of the day on May 11.
Patients with COVID-19 hyperinflammation, high CT results have poor respiratory outcomes
Higher CT severity scores at hospitalization and 3 months after were linked to poorer lung function in survivors of COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation, according to study results published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.
COVID-19 pandemic tested CDC and FDA, exposing cracks
Last April, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, requested an internal and external review of the CDC’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discrimination prevents some in US from getting COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. adults who reported negative health care experiences because of discrimination based on their race or ethnicity were less likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a study found.
WHO says COVID-19 no longer a global public health emergency
WHO said Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic no longer constitutes a global public health emergency of international concern, citing reduced risks to human health driven by high population-level immunity and vaccination.
FDA approves first vaccine against RSV
The FDA on Wednesday approved the world’s first vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus, which followed years of failed attempts by scientists to develop one.
US to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal workers
The White House announced that it will end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for federal employees and international air travelers on May 11, the same day the public health and national emergencies for the pandemic are scheduled to end.
Nearly half of HCWs with COVID-19 worked despite symptoms
Nearly half of health care workers who tested positive for COVID-19 continued working at least part of 1 day with symptoms, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
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